Famine Times

Abstract: Story collected by Teresa Allen, a student at Drumraney school (Drumraney, Co. Westmeath) from informant Mrs Allen.

Original reference: 0747/4/86

 Drumraney [Vol. 0747, Chapter 0004]

County  The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Westmeath Schools

COLLECTOR
Allen, Teresa 
Gender
female
Location
Bryanmore Upper (Townland) 
Drumraney (Civil parish) 
Kilkenny West (Barony) 
Westmeath (County) 
INFORMANT
Allen, Mrs 
Gender
female
Age
99
Occupation
farmer
Location
Bryanmore Upper (Townland) 
Drumraney (Civil parish) 
Kilkenny West (Barony) 
Westmeath (County) 

Story text

transcribed at

 

Famine Times  [duchas:4989433]

In certain parts of this district the people suffered more from the famine than in other parts A tinker was looking on at his child dying from hunger and had no food to give her. Soon after he himself unable to endure the hunger any longer ran into a house near by to try to get some food. There was a pot of porriage on the fire boiling and he immediately snapped a saucepan of the boiling porridge and drank it with out even waiting for it to cool. The people in the house were frightened but it took no effect on the man. On one occasion it was known that a number of tinkers lived for a long time on a few bits of potatoes that were thrown out by a woman that lived near by.

Resource description

Origin information
Drumraney, Co. Westmeath
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 578
Volume 0747
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Ml Mc -- Garry, Alice Mc Garry.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Ireland--History--Famine, 1845-1852
The great famine--An gorta mór
School location
Drumraney Droim Raithne Drumraney Drumraney Kilkenny West Westmeath
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5123939
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0747/4/86

Suggested credit
"Famine Times"in "The Schools' Manuscript Collection," held by University College Dublin, National Folklore Collection UCD. © University College Dublin. Digital content by: Glenbeigh Records Management, published by UCD Library, University College Dublin <https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5123939>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Ml Mc -- Garry, Alice Mc Garry.
Funding
Supported by funding from the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Ireland), University College Dublin, and the National Folklore Foundation (Fondúireacht Bhéaloideas Éireann), 2014-2016.
Record source
Metadata creation date: 2014/2016 — Metadata created by Fiontar, Dublin City University, in collaboration with the National Folklore Collection UCD and UCD Library. Original Fiontar metadata converted into MODS by UCD Library.

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